Since Obama’s portrait was unveiled, I’ve received a flurry of text messages from outraged artist friends I made while living in New York. No, they weren’t outraged because they saw Kehinde Wiley’s other painting that feature black women murdering white women. They were outraged because Kehinde Wiley is a terrible artist who only rose to prominence, something they have been attempting to do their entire lives, in the art world because he is a racist gay black man. And if that werent enough: he doesn’t even paint his own work. Back in April 2012, Wiley New York magazine wrote a

Comments:The more that is revealed about this sicko the worse it gets. It´s not at all surprising that the Obamas thought it was fitting for him to paint that ridiculous portrait. The double standards from those on the left are really sicking and outrageous. If some white painter did anything remotely similar to this they would have been eviscerated and shunned.

Contd. Sadly, again we see the complete destruction of our culture from the left. What is even worse is that when that ´official portrait´ of Obama is hung near past presidents he will look utterly and completely ridiculous, like that vulgar, undignified painting. The contrast is shocking and disgusting. Like the low class trash that they are, they gleefully flout decorum and traditions. It´s just another way of flipping off America.

Even if the "artist" wasn´t racially inflammatory it would still be stupid painting. But it will serve it´s ultimate purpose. Hussein always wanted to be the center of attention, and this ridiculous and very unconventional rendering will stick out like a sore thumb among the other POTUS portraits.

...so the Obama portrait is....made in Communist China? I guess the Iranian con-artist couldn´t clear his appointment calendar for a sitting? What a fitting legacy for Obama and the liberals. I hope it hangs in the National Portrait Gallery forever - so schoolchildren can see what a complete disgrace got elected by crooked democrats.

The masters had students studying painting and learning techniques. The apprentice did not do the paintings for the master artist. Sowiley is wrong when he states that artist have others paint for them. Another slam is having the commie Chinese do the work. Remember when the so called comedians slammed PRESIDENT TRUMP for having products made in China. Or criticizing Ivanka for having her clothing made in China. Well. I guess it’s ok for hussien to involve the Chinese. The painting is fugly and the background is to busy. I hope both those paintings hang forever in the WH. And the republicans use the portraits in future campaigns. The paintings are the gifts that keep on giving!

Of course this is par for the course in hype NYC and the circles of the greedy, grubby, elite who can be convinced of literally anything. The Art world sham has been going on big time since post WWII.

The important thing is the artist is gay and like his subject, hates white people and treats them with contempt.

Do your family and friends a favor and when any of them show some artistic ability, tell them to keep it personal and confine it to a hobby. Otherwise they will work real hard and end up doing ´art´ for someone who pretends they don´t exist. They will barely survive, but be inside the mega millions of art fraud. The worst of all worlds, but the best one can hope for if one can´t be an outrageous phony.

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